What separates great from average, and what do you need to do if you want to step up your sales game?
1. Great salespeople set goals. But unlike average salespeople who also set goals, great salespeople are continually measuring their performance and looking for ways to achieve their goals.
2. Great salespeople don't settle for average. They are continually looking to not just make a number, but also to blow past the number. At the end of a year, they don't shut down because a number is in the bank. They keep going.
3. Great salespeople know their job is to help those around them succeed. Average salespeople are all about making sure they win. To the great salesperson, winning is what it's all about, but only if others win with them.
4. Great salespeople understand what service is all about. They know what matters is not how they measure service, but how their customers measure it.
5. Great salespeople like to hear the word "no" from a customer. This tells them they need to change, and they listen and learn from what the customer shares. In fact, great salespeople love to hear rejection early on in a sales call, because they know the most valuable asset they have is their own time.
6. Great salespeople value time and never end a day without knowing what they're going to accomplish the next day. It's the same way they approach each week, month, quarter and year.
7. Great salespeople are optimists not just while they're on the job, but also in everything they do. They're the people others gravitate toward in all types of situations, and as a result, they understand the importance of leadership.
8. Great salespeople know they have to be continually evolving their sales process. They understand what worked for them last year may not work this year, and as a result, they are continually looking to refine their process.
9. Great salespeople own the process. They don't pass blame and they don't allow excuses to come up as to why they weren't able to accomplish something. The last thing a great salesperson will do is throw somebody under the bus to make themselves look good. To them, sales is truly a team activity.
10. Great salespeople don't stop at the end of the day. To them the end of the day is that point in time where average salespeople call it a day. Great salespeople understand how success is being available 24/7. To them 24/7 is not a hassle because they truly love what they do and they love even more the ability to help their customers.
11. Great salespeople live by a code of ethics and standards, not just when things are going well, but more importantly, when things aren't going well. To them the measure of a person is how they handle things when mistakes are made, problems arise and chaos abounds. To them this is the time where they get to separate themselves from everyone else.
12. Great salespeople are proud of what they do. They love sales not in an arrogant manner, but in a respectful manner. It's this same manner they approach every person with whom they come in contact. The pride and love they have is seen in the level of confidence they have, regardless of the type of situation.
13. Great salespeople don't rely upon a canned presentation. For that matter, they don't like presentations, because they know to truly understand the needs of the customer, they have to listen. That means having a discussion with the customer.
14. Finally, great salespeople know success is not what they did yesterday, but success is what they will do today. They live in the now and, at the same time, are always mindful about tomorrow.
Yes, there is a difference between greatness and merely being average. What is awesome to me about this list is each item is not something a person is born with, but rather these are skills and traits that anyone can learn.
Are you average or great? The decision is yours.
Great blog I completely agree with everything that was said. I also think a great salesperson has 2 ears and 1 mouth and they should use it proportionally.
Awesome article! thanks for sharing Mark!
Great tips! There is always a solution to an obstacle, keep selling the sizzle, and they well buy the steak!
#15. A good sense of humor!
Great article. Perhaps also if an average salesperson joins an accountability group they will go from average to greatness.
I also feel it is vital to believe in yourself and what you have to offer.


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by astralnoize February 28, 20201:50 pm
Tommy Concrete / Unrelaxed 2 – an unflinching look at mental health issues
Over the last few years the stigma of mental health might not have completely lifted but seems to be becoming looser. It's now encouraged to talk and as someone who has had a fair amount of issues with their own mental health over the years it's fascinating for this writer when artists and musicians are so willing to share their own experiences. With that in mind it is a perfect time for Unrelaxed 2, the latest solo album from Edinburgh's punk and metal mainstay Tommy Concrete. Throughout the album Tommy openly discusses his own experiences with mental health and autism. Sometimes harrowing, sometimes enlightening, there isn't a second of the album that doesn't feel completely genuine.
Never has an album been so accurately titled. Having listened to Unrelaxed 2 multiple times it still you are left with the feeling that you're barely scratching the surface of the depths of this album. With eight tracks and a shade over an hour Unrelaxed 2 bounces from idea to idea, refusing to stand still for a second. A track like 'Tear Yourself Free' is a great example; starting life as an emotional ballad, with Tommy's rich baritone carrying the song, it then kicks in with a crushing, disjointed guitar riff and finishes with blast beats. All of this within the space of ten minutes. The musicianship on display is stunning with monumental riffs and vocal lines filling the album. That being said you can clearly tell that Tommy has agonised over every note and line in the album until he got what he was after.
I personally believe that along with Caina's album Gentle Illness released last year, Unrelaxed 2 is an important and vital work of art for its unflinching look at mental health and will be high up on this writers list of best albums of 2020.
Unrelaxed 2 is available now via Trepanation Recordings and can be purchased here.
Words: Nathan Tyler
Tagged with: autism black metal Edinburgh mental health mental wellbeing punk punk rock tommy concrete trepanation trepanation recordings unrelaxed 2

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Radioactive waste will be on the community's radar on Saturday as trade unionists, environmentalists and local residents gather at Port Kembla to protest and monitor the first shipment of Australian radioactive waste returning from reprocessing in France.
After being unloaded the waste will be transported for storage in a new purpose built facility at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation's Lucas Heights reactor site.
The shipment comes as the federal government explores options for a national radioactive waste dump at one of six regional and remote sites across Australia. Civil society groups are calling for the waste to continue to be stored at Lucas Heights pending an expert and open examination of all future management options.
"Extended interim storage at Lucas Heights is the 'least worst' of the current waste management options," said Australian Conservation Foundation campaigner Dave Sweeney.
The groups organising the community presence at Port Kembla have been active in sustained and successful campaigns with NT Traditional Owners opposing a planned national radioactive waste dump on their lands.
"The federal government's current plan to transport this waste to one of six short-listed sites is contested and unnecessary," said Beyond Nuclear Initiative coordinator Natalie Wasley.
French political and environment groups, Greenpeace and the Maritime Union of Australia have all raised significant concerns over safety and capacity of the BBC Shanghai, the ship carrying the waste returning from France, and the nature of the waste.
"When a shipment of solar panels comes through the port you don't see hundreds of cops blocking highways and a national security operation," said Arthur Rorris from the South Coast Labour Council.


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Family reorients life to invest in neighbors
September 24 2013 by Melissa Lilley, BSC Communications
Other than a few names, Brandie Upshaw didn't really know her Gulfport, Miss. neighbors.
So when her husband, Brian, accepted a job with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (BSC), they committed to doing things differently in their new home. As they prepared to move from Mississippi to North Carolina they prayed for God to move them into a neighborhood where He would use them to share the gospel.
Five years ago Upshaw had no idea the journey God had in store for her family, and she shared that journey during the Sept. 6-7 women's prayer and evangelism conference hosted by Embrace Women's Missions and Ministries of the BSC. Her breakout session on learning to do evangelism from the home was one of several sessions offered during the conference at Ridgecrest. The conference also included plenary sessions and special prayer times.
BSC photo by Alexandra King
Brandie Upshaw shares how her family started a Bible study in their home after building relationships with their neighbors. Upshaw was part of "Leaving A Legacy," a two-day conference sponsored by Embrace Women's Missions and Ministries.
Initially, trying to meet and build relationships with neighbors was not easy and at times proved frustrating. Yet, the Upshaws continued praying and seeking opportunities to get to know the people in their neighborhood.
"They saw that we were real people," Upshaw said. "We were very intentional about reorienting our life to interact with our neighbors.
"Sometimes we don't take the Great Commission literally," she said. "Literally, God has placed us somewhere and He has a bunch of people around us who need to know Him."
About two years after moving, one neighbor expressed interest in participating in a Bible study that the Upshaws wanted to start in the neighborhood. They began the study with Bible storying and that study led to a more in-depth Bible study with two adult couples. That study has led to other Bible studies and, ultimately, salvations.
"Give them the gospel, but also give them your life," Upshaw said. "People have been hurt by other people and they blame it on God. Pray for love and relationships that point to your Savior; don't make people your projects."
During her breakout session Upshaw encouraged the women to be mindful that many people have not been taught basic Bible truths and stories, and so they must be patient and take time to offer explanations as needed.
For example, during a study on the book of Acts, one of the men in the Upshaw's neighborhood Bible study had never read Acts and he had no idea that Saul would become the apostle Paul. His excitement upon learning how God changed this man's life brought much joy to Upshaw.
"They are so hungry and they have such fresh eyes," she said. "I have learned so much from my neighbors."
Upshaw's mother-in-law, Judy, also began a Bible study with her neighbors. She moved to North Carolina to be closer to family and within about six months knew many of her neighbors, most being senior adults.
Just by going on walks in her neighborhood she met many people, and as she did, she asked if they were interested in a Bible study.
What started as one group of five or six ladies has turned into three groups, including a group in a nearby neighborhood. Upshaw shared during the breakout session that neither she nor her mother-in-law did anything out of the ordinary in their neighborhoods.
"We are just normal ladies," she said. "It's all God; it's totally Him. It's nothing I do that's special. "In my former neighborhood I wasn't really there," she added. "It's fun to see what God can do just by loving the people around you."
Women challenged to leave strong spiritual legacy
9/24/2013 11:24:42 AM by Melissa Lilley, BSC Communications | with 0 comments
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Tracy and her husband, Greg, were foster parents in Alabama for over ten years. They opened their home to over seventy children in care throughout that time. They are now a family of eight and continue to minister to foster families through mentoring and co-leading biblically based training classes with Lifeline Children's Services.
I am one of the thousands viewers that have been glued to my TV screen every Tuesday night ready to see what the latest insights are into the Pearson family. I have so enjoyed watching the everyday details of their lives unfold and how these events have molded them into the broken yet incredible adults they are in the present. Watching the "big three" grow and process through events of their pasts has captured so many because it is such an incredible mirror of real life.
The introduction of foster care into the story line has been powerful to watch. The writers have obviously done their research on the process, as well as getting insight on a lot of the feelings foster parents work through. I have found myself during several episodes holding a dishtowel to catch the tears because the tissue was just not enough! Watching Beth and Randall go through the process of becoming foster parents and preparing their girls for the addition of a child into their home certainly brought back memories for me thinking back on our own training and the preparation of our home. In my opinion, their journey to find their "new normal", full of emotional highs and lows, has been spot on. Seeing Randall eager and ready to love this young girl while is Beth hesitant to share her whole heart is likely a familiar place for a lot of couples that are entering into the ministry of foster care.
The addition of Deja into the Pearson home has been an incredible depiction of what foster care looks like in real time. The writers have captured the journey of this young girl as she wrestles between extreme love and loyalty towards her mom mingled with the guilt she begins to feel as her heart opens to her foster family—often times with a physical change in her countenance. I have witnessed that very same look from a child in my home… When their head says "this place is safe and they love me" but their heart says "I still love my mom." The child is caught between these two realities and I can only imagine that it is a terrifying and confusing place to be.
Deja's reentry into the Pearsons' home towards the end of this season brought out the dish towel yet again. This time, Beth and Randall had to open their door a bit wider and invite Deja's mom in as well. I absolutely loved the camera shots of Deja's mom watching her play board games and laugh with the Pearson girls and then ask if she could go sleep in her old room. This was such a message to viewers that Deja knew where her "safe place" was. She already knew to some extent that there was hope and safety in that home, for her and her mom. I loved watching Beth and Deja's mom talk over their past as Beth was preparing a place for her to sleep.
I think this tension is a struggle that a lot of foster parents face and something that many people don't necessarily think about when they consider foster care. When you invite a child into your home you agree to help them heal from the trauma they have experienced by loving, nurturing, protecting, and teaching them. And the reality is… it can be REALLY hard to show grace and love to the parents that have likely caused much of that trauma. The children that come into foster homes also come with parents and extended family that are walking through this foster care journey from another angle. You have to learn the balance of involving them in your foster care journey and (at the very least) respecting them, no matter their actions. This, for us as believers, is what grace looks like lived out.
So much of Beth and Randall's story could be a very real reality for many of you in the same way that it has hit close to home for me. I know over the past several years we have been asked so many times "How do you let them go?" Another popular statement is, "I just don't think I could do it, I would get too attached." The realities of foster care are hard ones, but I am confident that this investment is so worth it. These are questions many viewers likely have asked themselves after watching this particular storyline.
After following Deja's story, you may be asking yourself "what can I do to get involved with foster care?" With over 400,000 children in the U.S. Foster Care System on any given day, it's safe to say that there are many children in need of a temporary home while their biological families are working towards goals that prepare them to be reunified with their children. The need for licensed foster families is apparent in the desperate numbers of children needing placement compared to the number of available families to care for them. The lack of equipped and supported homes can result in children being placed in overcrowded homes or in institutions where their unique needs cannot be met with excellence.
Lifeline's foster parenting ministry exists to extend the grace, compassion, and love of Jesus to children and birth families in the foster care system. Lifeline believes that every child placement is a unique opportunity to minister to the physical, spiritual, and emotional needs of that child, and in many cases, their birth family. Their desire is to help lessen the burden of child welfare agencies to recruit more foster families by partnering with local churches to recruit, train, and support these families.
Lifeline provides both pre- and post-licensure training to prospective and licensed foster families. They also offer training to local churches to equip the whole body of Christ to care for these children and their families. Although everyone may not be called to be a foster parent, everyone can play a significant role: taking meals to foster families, mentoring biological families, providing appreciation to caseworkers, or committing to pray for specific children. We truly are better together.
Now don't get me wrong, there have been creative liberties with the story line, but overall I give NBC a huge thumbs up for taking on a topic like foster care and being as real as they have been with it. I am looking forward to seeing the next season and watching the Pearsons navigate how to best care for Deja. From her latest outburst at Kate's wedding to how her character will handle the transition to a possible adoption because of her mom leaving. So, I will be purchasing a new dish towel before the first episode of the new season and will be ready to watch more of this awesome show.


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Buffalo, NY Pierce Hotel Fire, Feb 1881
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A Large Fire In Buffalo.
Dr. R.V. Pierce's Hotel Destroyed-Losses Estimated At Over $400,000
Buffalo, Feb. 16.-Another great disaster has occurred to-day, and one which causes a loss that will be severely felt in Buffalo, through the destruction by fire of the magnificent hotel erected by the Hon. R.V. Pierce, in Prospect-avenue. The fire was first discovered about 2 o'clock, when smoke was seen issuing from the tall tower of the hotel above the sixth story. Those who went up into that part of the building found that the baggage-room, situated off the main elevator, in the top story, and close by the tower or cupola, was on fire. The hotel was provided with a fire extinguishing apparatus, but when an attempt was made to use it the cylinders burst. The Fire Department was on the ground promptly, but twenty times the number of engines could not have saved the building. The wind was blowing a gale, and had a clean sweep over the structure from the lake. The flames spreading rapidly, were fanned into actual ferocity, and their roar could be heard for some distance. Twenty patients were in the infirmary or medical and surgical department, two of whom had undergone serious operations only a few hours before. They were all safely removed.
When the first alarm was given there was very great excitement among the inmates, and it looked at one time as though some of them would sacrifice their lives in their eagerness to save their effects. By the cool conduct of the employees, however, they were all induced finally to get out, and not any too soon, for within 15 minutes the tower fell crushing through the roof, when the flames had full sway, soon reaching the first story. Frequent explosions were heard, probably caused by the cracking or bursting of the stone and marble work of the interior. In the course of two hours all that remained of the beautiful structure was a heap of ruins. Dr. Pierce narrowly escaped being consumed in the building. He was in the dispensary when told the house was on fire, and ran up five flights of stairs as quick as he could, and was almost overpowered by the smoke and flames. The boarders were unable to save their effects, and their losses vary from a few hundred to $20,000. Mr. H.G. Walton, of the Bank of Commerce, had a collection of paintings valued at $7,000. None of the inmates are heavily insured. Dr. Pierce estimates his loss at $400,000. He is insured for $260,400, mostly in Eastern companies. He will doubtless rebuild the hotel, but in all probability not on as elaborate a scale as was observed in its original construction. Several firemen were injured by falling walls, but only one, William Tanner, was seriously hurt. He was buried under a portion of the tower. Work was commenced on the building in June, 1876, and it was formally opened for business in May, 1878. It had a frontage of 210 feet, with wing extensions of 125 feet, was 216 feet in depth, six stories in height, and 258 feet in height including the tower. It was completely and elegantly furnished throughout. The total cost of the aggregated structure nearly $500,000. The origin of the fire is a mystery, the most plausible theory being that of ignition by a gas jet. The house was fully equipped with fire extinguishers, but the tank bursting rendered them useless.
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The markets of Oswestry are award-winning. Speciality markets take place throughout the year and the monthly Artisan Market is very popular. On a stroll through town, you'll also find a great selection of independent shops. History buffs should take in the church, castle or one of the museums. A peaceful town, but with plenty to see and do, Oswestry is a relaxing place to enjoy a holiday.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Elena Delle Donne scored 18 points and Cappie Pondexter added 16 to lead the Chicago Sky to an 86-78 win over the Washington Mystics on Wednesday night.
Courtney Vandersloot, who led the WNBA in assists last season, added 10 points and eight assists off the bench in her second game back after missing three games with an ankle injury. Jamierra Faulkner, who has started since Vandersloot was injured, had seven assists as Chicago had 27 helpers on 32 baskets.
The Sky (3-4), ranked seventh in the AP power poll, have won two-straight after three consecutive losses. They play the Mystics (2-5), ninth in the poll, in Chicago on Friday.
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By Charles B. Levy on	 November 26, 2021 Help Awareness
SINGAPORE – Private sector security buyers are avoiding results-based contracts (CBOs) due to a lack of awareness and expertise in the field, some industry players have said.
CBOs focus on outputs and expected outcomes rather than labor requirements. They are different from traditional labor-based contracts, where a fixed number of security personnel are deployed.
Thus, CBOs can offer innovative solutions that integrate technology, as well as redesign of tasks and processes, to improve productivity and safety outcomes.
"What is missing is a more targeted approach because, although there has been pressure in the media and elsewhere, many private organizations are simply not aware (of what CBOs can do for them). ), "said Dex Yuan, director of Security 4.0, a security training and consulting firm.
"We demand a coordinated effort from the government, security associations and the union, rather than individual actions."
He was speaking to The Straits Times on the sidelines of the Results-Based Contracts conference at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Center on Friday, November 26.
The event was part of a three-day mega-exhibition, Architecture and Building Services 2021, which opened on November 24. The exhibition returned after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Another problem cited was the lack of expertise and the fact that clients are not yet convinced of the merits of CBOs.
Mr. Derek Chew, Managing Director of FormTeam Consultancy, which has been using OBCs since early 2020, said: "We had to convince not only the teams and internal operations managers, but also the customers that the OBCs were working …
"With the help of government grants … buyer and seller do not have to bear the full cost of implementation and upgrade (involved)."
In the keynote speech at the conference on Friday, Minister of State for Home Affairs Desmond Tan cited FormTeam as a promising example.
The company uses technology to manage 24-hour command centers and visitor management systems, and some senior security officers at sites under its jurisdiction have body-worn cameras.
Staff can monitor multiple condominiums at the same time via CCTV cameras from a central command center.
Video analytics and trigger wires that fire if a perimeter is breached help the company monitor premises such as commercial buildings, warehouses, hospitals and football clubs.
"The FormTeam experience illustrates how it is possible for large and small players to improve your processes, optimizing workforce at potentially lower costs in the long run, without compromising safety," said M Tan to conference attendees.
With the new processes in place, FormTeam, which has 200 employees, has seen productivity gains of over 80%, with agents spending less time on manual tasks. It also saved on labor costs as its current number of agents can be deployed to different locations, if not more.
Tan said the government intends to "move towards a 100% adoption rate of CBOs over the next few years."
A security sector survey conducted by the Home Office last year showed that seven in ten service buyers plan to adopt CBOs in the next two years.
While Mr Tan said it was "very encouraging," he also noted that more buyers have said they will do so when they are more familiar with what these contracts entail.
Speaking at the conference, Mr. Yuan of Security 4.0 noted that with the salaries of security officers expected to increase from next year, companies should take more concrete steps to adopt CBOs.
Under the progressive salary model, private security guards will see their salaries increase by 6.6% on average from 2022 to 2028.
On the positive side, higher salaries can motivate staff to upgrade their skills and embrace technology, he said.
Friday's conference also saw the Association of Certified Security Agencies launch a step-by-step guide to CBOs.
In addition, next year, the Security Association Singapore plans to launch a results-based online bidding generator and repository called OBX.
"This will provide an easy-to-use platform that will help buyers make the leap to CBOs," Mr. Tan said.
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This has evolved from a recipe on the side of a packet of Marmite stock cubes. I don't think you can get Marmite stock cubes any more – it probably dawned on people that you could just use ordinary Marmite in cooking instead. It's a basic vegetable stew, made with whatever we have to hand.
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Fry the onion and garlic in some olive oil. When well-cooked add the roughly chopped celery and root vegetables. Fry for a few minutes and add all the other ingredients, topping up with water as needed to cover the veg. Simmer on the stove or in the oven for an hour or so.
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We display him every year. He's a beauty!
If you've followed me for some time, you know that I normally write about the Sacred Feminine, as She's gotten short shrift, well, for millennia.
However, in the current climate where "toxic masculinity" is bandied about as the raison d'etre for all the sexual misconduct coming out about many of our country's prominent men and the surfacing #metoo movement, I thought it might be helpful to offer up Sacred Masculinity as the other half of the needed healing balm for our society.
For certain, we need both energies: Sacred Feminine and Sacred Masculine and we all have both energies, no matter what our gender identity. In a healthy ideal, both energies are appreciated, honored, and dance with each other in respectful and equal partnership in our bodies, our energies, and in our world.
Because the Sacred Feminine has been so disrespected and even discarded as evil over the generations, the Sacred Masculine has gotten out of balance and disconnected from his eternal dance partner to the extent that now it's toxic. It's actually been toxic for a long time—now we are seeing the toxins surface.
Restoring the balance means a lot of emergence of the Sacred Feminine from the depths. It also means a reframing of what masculinity is. I do not identify as a man and so will leave out any discussion of what Sacred Masculinity means to men. I will however speak of it from an energy perspective and here's where we come around to our society's fascination with Santa Claus and Saint Nicholas.
Perhaps these figures (the very real Saint Nicholas and the mythical Santa Claus), even if they have taken over from Sacred Feminine images (female reindeer, female shaman, winter goddess celebrations), may still offer a few hints about what the Sacred Masculine might look like when it is in balance with the Sacred Feminine.
Generous: Saint Nicholas was known for giving gifts freely with no thought to personal gain, because he gave in secret. Santa Claus continues this energy.
Advocate for children: Saint Nicholas was known for giving specifically to help children and is the patron saint for children. Santa Claus continues this energy.
Advocate for poor: Saint Nicholas was known for giving specifically to help poor children. Santa Claus continues this energy as gifts are given to all children.
Advocate for girls: Saint Nicholas was known for giving specifically to help poor girls. Santa Claus doesn't continue this energy in particular.
Oneness and partnership with Nature: Saint Nicholas was known for this energy in calming the seas for sailors who were threatened by a storm. Santa Claus continues this energy in living and partnering with reindeer and in working with elves and gnomes—energy beings in the nature-mythical realms.
What other images of sacred masculine and Saint Nicholas or Santa Claus come to mind? How does this help balance and heal the rift with the Sacred Feminine? How can you embody these Sacred Masculine energies?
Let us all give thanks for the Sacred Feminine and the Sacred Masculine as we seek to embody the Divine Dance in our souls, in our bodies, and in our world.
As an extra bonus, here's a video for you of a Lapp man dressed as Santa sleighing with a female reindeer in the snow—a scene I find incredibly peaceful.


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Many of my friends know that I spent eight years of my secondary education in Hamburg. Therefore I long to visit the city whenever possible. In fact, my former class holds reunions annually, so I am in Hamburg at least once a year. Since remembering dates becomes hard with age, those who are still alive now always meet on the third weekend in September. Here is the link to picture galleries of those class reunions dating from 2002 to 2019.
In January 2017, I was in Hamburg to listen to a concert at the Elbphilharmonie (Elphi). This new landmark had been inaugurated just the week before. The resulting trilogy of blogs further described some Hamburg highlights and concentrated on the famous Miniatur Wunderland.
Last year I was in Hamburg for my class reunion in September, then in November, and later I celebrated the turn of the year on a boat on the Elbe River.
My visit in November had a double purpose.
The Fachverband für Strahlenschutz (FFS), the German-Swiss Radiation Protection Society, offered a two-day seminar on the new German Radiation Protection Act at DESY (Deutsches Elektronensynchrotron), the high-energy physics laboratory located within the city of Hamburg. Retired members of der Fachverband paid a well-reduced conference fee, including a guided tour of DESY. That made me curious to learn about new developments in my old trade.
The other reason for my trip was to find out whether the visitors' tour of DESY would be worth an excursion to Hamburg in 2020 in the framework of the "Museumsreisen." You may know that Red Baron is a member of Freiburg's oldest citizen society of 1807 called Museumsgesellschaft. Last year our society visited the city of Schwäbisch Hall and its surroundings. I published some of my stray observations during that trip in a blog as splinters.
On November 17, Red Baron took the ICE train from Freiburg to Hamburg. The ride took six and a half hours, but I like soft traveling, although I no longer enjoy Butterkuchen (with time "the quality of the cake was strained") but rather a pot of coffee served on the train with a slightly salty and crusty Laugen croissant bought at Freiburg's train station.
I stayed at the Hotel Harbor Hamburg located near the S-Bahn station Landungsbrücken (jetty facilities).
View of the Landungsbrücken at the waterfront. The display on the tower to the left shows the tide mark.
To the right, the dome of the entrance to the Elbtunnel.
I had a splendid view of the port and the Elbe river from my hotel.
On the waterfront at Landungsbrücken in the evening, I had one of the best Finkenwerder Speckscholle (a plaice baked in finely diced bacon) in my life crowned by a Hamburger Rote Grütt (red berry groats with vanilla ice cream instead of the original vanilla custard).
The hotel had a tower with a bar offering fantastic views over the city and harbor.
Looking upstream:
In the back in the middle the dark silhouette of the Elbphilharmonie
Looking downstream:
The dome of the Elbtunnel in the middle near the waterfront and
illuminated dry docks in the background
Having been out of business for nineteen years, what did I learn at the seminar on radiation protection? Since the annual dose limit to the body of persons exposed to ionizing radiation in exercising their profession had been lowered from 50 to 20 mSv twenty years ago, radiation protection had lost the notion of critical organs that had to be specially protected.
Now the lens of the eye rears its head again as a "critical organ" with a dose limit of 20 mSv annually. In fact, there may be radiation situations where special efforts have to be made to protect the lens of the eye from beta radiation.
This is not true for flying personnel for they are exposed to penetrating high-energy radiation during flights. Their individual doses are not measured but calculated and attributed according to the route flown. Nowadays, pilots and cabin crews are among the most exposed people.
In the introduction of and before the guided tour of DESY, I learned that the institute is now part of the Helmholtz Community of German research institutes.
In the interactions of high-energy electrons with high-energy protons,
the electrons explore the structure of protons by deep inelastic scattering.
The HERA tunnel and accelerator (in orange) run deep below the city of Hamburg and cross under the famous Volkspark soccer stadium, home of the frustrating HSV (Hamburger Sportverein).
Inside the HERA tunnel. Dismantling of the accelerator is too expensive.
Abandoned and partly cannibalized, it is shown as a highlight to visitors.
Starting at DESY and heading over a length of 3.4 kilometers
northwest into neighboring State Schleswig-Holstein.
DESY's newest tool is the European XFEL (X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Facility)
commissioned during 2017. The machine is constructed such that the electrons produce X-ray light in synchronization, resulting in high-intensity X-ray pulses with the properties of laser light and at intensities much brighter than those produced by conventional synchrotron light sources (Wikipedia).
Showing the basic building blocks of matter.
The Standard Model of particle physics is elegant, but physicists look further. Even at the highest energies at CERN, there is yet no sign of a New Physics. So frustration becomes more pronounced as the years pass by.
There are still many open questions in physics, in particular about dark matter and energy. And here is a wanted poster with fancy "names" as an illustration of what we still do not but would like to know.
DESY can no longer fly on the one wing of high-energy physics. In the coming years, the Federal Republic and the Hamburg Senate will transform the DESY complex into a multidisciplinary Science City hoping for synergetic effects.
The taste of Hamburg or Franzbrötchen are just delicious.
A unique outlet at Hamburg's Central Station.
Looking for food in Hamburg to be taken on the train is straightforward. The underdeveloped culture of Laugen croissant in Germany's north is quickly forgotten when you opt for Franzbrötchen, a small, sweet pastry, baked with butter and cinnamon.
franz & friends offer the standard variety but fancy new creations of Franzbrötchen too.
In 1812 the French Empire had gulped the Habsburg and the Protestant Netherlands
(Département des bouches du Rhin) as well as northern Germany (Département des bouches de l'Elbe)
including the cities of Hamburg and Lübeck.
They say that Napoleon intended to build a canal on French territory
connecting the Seine River with the Baltic Sea
The name of the pastry dates back to the French occupation when in 1812, Hamburg belonged to France, to Napoleon's Grand Empire. Already at that time, the French occupiers ate better than the Germans. Instead of the petits pains, the former preferred the sugared version that the people from Hamburg reverently called französische Brötchen. Name and recipe stuck.
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Pierre Louis-Auvray. You've probably come across his other-worldly work on your Instagram explore page and had to blink a handful of times before fully making sense of what was before your eyes. A recent Central Saint Martins graduate, Pierre has designed a plethora of bizarre creations that seem to be only normal for humans living in the year 2500. His work spans from models dressed like the offspring of a Nintendo Entertainment System and Gundam(ガンダム) to bodysuits that make the wearer appear to have super-strength.
You can find him and his designs on his instagram page @forbiddenkn0wledge. We had the chance to interview Pierre and get to know him beyond the designs.
So Mr. Auvray, I want to get to know you before the brand, before fashion and Central Saint Martins, what was your childhood like? What do you think drew you to video games and fantasy? For me I was always a recluse and didn't socialize well so I found relief in books and anime. Did you have a similar experience?
Yes it was pretty much the same. I come from a small village so apart from the week days in high school I was pretty much alone and had to keep myself busy. Playing video games was a whole adventure for me as my parents were strictly against it and would take my computer power cable so I wouldn't play more than one hour a day max. I had to be resourceful and bought some cables behind their backs to play at night. They were conservatives as well so it was an oppressing atmosphere at home. There were some bad times. I think it's why I draw inspiration from games, anime and geek culture, it makes me nostalgic.
What was the first time you were introduced to designing and fashion? Is there any entity/person that influenced you to plunge into the pandemonium of fashion designing? What are a few brands you admire and/or were inflicted by, both new and old?
The first taste of fashion I got was through magazines ads in a dentist or therapist waiting rooms' magazines, it seemed so fancy and outside of reality, that was the dream they were selling. I wasn't appealed to it so much but it was a lasting impression, this is probably why I was drawing so much as a kid. I wish I still had some of these sketches, I looked for it to send you some but couldn't get my hands on them, that would have been funny… Anyway I didn't intend to start a career in fashion at all, I went to Law School but dropped out after a year, it wasn't for me!
In terms of brands I admire I don't want to sound too cliche but Alexander McQueen was a big inspiration when I was 14-15 years old, like so many people from my generation probably. I'm also a big fan of Space Age fashion designers, Pierre Cardin, Courreges, I wouldn't place Kansai Yamamoto in this category but his work as a huge place in my heart. There's also 20471120 and the work of Masahiro Nakagawa, Yoshiki Hishinuma, Beauty: Beast, so many avant-garde japanese designers but also Jean Paul Gaultier and Thierry Mugler for their dramatic approach to shows and designing. The list goes on…!
What was your personal style like before CSM? How has it evolved? Are you one of those designers who dresses like Steve Jobs or do you indulge in the aesthetic of your collections?
It hasn't evolved much! I'm the Steve Jobs type for sure! I really tried to indulge in the aesthetic of my work but I mostly go to thrift stores for myself and everytime I get my hands on a cool looking piece to wear I end up reworking it and not being able to put it on!
What was your experience like at CSM? What are some things you learned? Do you think fashion school is a requirement for a successful designer ?
My experience was enjoyable as a whole although I had a difficult first year. The people who work there were always nice and caring to me and the tutors very helpful. I learnt a huge deal from them. I wouldn't say it's a necessity, I'm not sure it ever was but the more you can learn the better. The skills are a big part of the work so if you don't want to go to school or can't afford it you should find a way to learn them somewhere else. CSM also offers a lot of workshops, machines, technicians and students from other pathways to collaborate with and it's a huge advantage!
A common theme running through your two collections to date is a reference to the future. I was wondering, what would be a utopian future if Pierre Louis-Auvray was the designer? From the clothing to the technology could you describe to me some features you'd like to see?
I like to think that it would be a big circle. I don't know if you are familiar with The Elder Scrolls and Fallout games but basically one is set in medieval times (although its never clearly stated so) and the other (Fallout) takes place in the wastelands of America during the year 2287 or so. As a teen I had my theory while playing Skyrim (one of the TES games) that they were actually both part of the same universe and Fallout was the past and Skyrim the present. So eventually there would be this loop and all life would stop for a while then grows back and we would have to start from scratch, maybe trying to do better each time.
Realistically speaking in an utopian future we would have to develop some consciousness regarding class, harness more sustainable structures and forms of energy. Reusing should take a bigger place in our lives and reconnecting with the past in fashion shouldn't just consist of just taking inspiration but honoring it too by contextualizing it.
What are some good sides and downsides to the use of technology present day and how do you represent this dichotomy in your collections? On one hand the internet allows ideas to spread rapidly and the graphics on my gaming systems keep getting better but on the other hand we have chinas credit system and an exponential decrease of natural resources.
Technology isn't necessarily the problem, we can do things that weren't possible before like 3d scanning and printing which is still crazy to me so that's very exciting. However it can be detrimental if you start replacing people by machines so you can produce faster, but that has to do with an exponential will to make profit at any cost and the problem there lies within the system as a whole not just fashion. It comes back to what I was saying previously, we have lots of ethical resources like recycling garments for people like me. On a bigger scale when it comes to production big houses should focus on ethically sourced fabrics and materials, it's more expensive but they can afford it and it's money well spent. But you can't force them, if you start enforcing strict laws instantly people are just gonna find a way to cheat. It needs to be a natural progression, there's already an important focus on that in schools now so hopefully that will pay off.
Your previous two collections have set a high bar for fantastical and otherworldly clothing. What is the pressure like to make something new for your third collection? Do you worry about what other people think about your designs or do you disregard it, how does this affect you personally and does it influence your designs?
It does stress me out, I can't really work on a project if I'm not 100 per cent inspired by it, it can takes me weeks or months to find something I really believe in and start creating. So obviously it's very high pressure but it's ok if your goal isn't to be part of the big machine and traditional fashion schedule. I just want to put out stuff that I'm proud of enough to share it ! It's obviously gratifying when people show appreciation for your designs but opinions don't really affect me. It's not that I disregard it but there are always gonna be people that don't get what you are doing, it's normal and it's healthy to spark discussions.
How do you balance the creative aspect of designing a line and the financial aspect. Most of your pieces seem to be one-offs and for a very particular customer, do you feel a pressure to make more commercial garments to support the brand financially?
Haha yes my stuff is absolutely not commercially viable, I have to make side jobs to find the funds. For that I love to do illustration work for other people, prints for designers etc, it's also an amazing way to collab. I know I really need to start selling my stuff but Iike you said they are mostly one-offs and I get too attached to them, I need to step up my game…
How big of a part are you in the construction of your garments. Do you have a close team who takes the reigns in bringing your ideas to life or are you pretty hands on and come with a blueprint of how you want stuff made?
Maybe people have the wrong idea of what I do but I'm a one man team! I do everything from designing, draping, pattern cutting and making ! Although this year while I broke my hip and was working on the Vfiles show from home, spending my time between physiotherapy and my work space so my mum did help me by knitting a lot of ribbings ! I have to experiment a lot and my workplace is more of a lab than a fashion studio… I also like to be in control of everything which is not very helpful…
If you could give an aspiring designer one tip you've learned through experience what would it be?
Trust your instincts but be open to criticism and keep an open mind! It's good to question what you do sometimes so you have to really stand for something and believe in it to stay focus. Find your niche and go for it !
What's your fav anime besides Akira and why? I also wanna know your fav manga/author and why?
My favorite animes of all time are X from Clamp, Last Exile, Wicked City and my favorite manga authors would be Mashamune Shirow (appleseed series0 and Junji Ito!
Have you ever cosplayed? If you come to the states we should go to anime-expo and wear your designs that would be epic.
I actually never did that but that sounds like a super cool idea, it'd be pretty fitting so definitely !!
Hentai?
When I was 14-15 I would look up online any video games I played and search for hentai versions but that's pretty much it haha
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Today we have a tic tac toe challenge at the studio challenges for you!
For my background, I used lots of paints, stamps and stencils.
For my title I used the alphacutfile from the cut shoppe. I welded the letters in my silhouette programme and backed them with patterned paper.
I stamped some hearts and fussy cut them out.


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Q: How to escape fields hex and unicodeblock in String in Java? For a project I receive a JSON object as a message from an API that might have various fields that is not consistent. So I use BasicJsonParser to map it using Map<String, Object> map. Then I access the field by using map.get("fieldName"). But recently I have a field that causes problems when I try to parse the JSON.
The JSON looks like:
{
"name" : "Charlie",
"school" : public elementary school",
"city": "New York,NY",
"problematicField" : "\u000l\u00033\u00007█\u00007[\u003d\" .... and so on for this field is kinda long,
"TIMESTAMP":{"timestamp: 2022-09-01 10:00:00.00000000000"}
}

I only need two fields above the problematic field and the TIMESTAMP field on the bottom. But since having that problematicField, the TIMESTAMP cannot be mapped and will be null.
What can I do to escape that problematicField (I cannot remove it from the API since it's not part of our org)?
Here is my code on how I parse it. The JSON above will be accessed as a String called message.
BasicJsonParser parser = new BasicJsonParser();
final Map<String,Object> map;

map = parser.parseMap(message);
String name = String.valueOf(map.get("name"));
String school = String.valueOf(map.get("school"));
String timeStamp = String.valueOf(map.get("TIMESTAMP"));

So, I can get a String value for name and school but not timestamp. Because timestamp is below the problematic field that is causing issues with me accessing it (right now the map.get for timestamp would return null) How would I resolve my issue?
Edit: After 3 days, I found the solution using the duplicated question "How to parse JSON in Java ". Thank you.

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I thought maybe it was server restriction or server timeout, but no. Max upload is 50 MB, and I set timeout to 15 mins just to try.
Is there any restriction?


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How Wandy Peralta 'Wandered' into the Hearts of New York Yankees' Fans
Dan Bahl Published: August 26, 2021
On the best teams, for every multi-million dollar superstar, there is an underpaid newcomer that makes a big impact. The New York Yankees have a plethora of players that fit the first category: Gerrit Cole in the rotation, Giancarlo Stanton in the lineup, and Aroldis Chapman in the bullpen, just to name a few.
That said, as the season has progressed, the second category has begun to fill-up, too. For every Cole, there's been a Cortes. For every Stanton, there's been a Velazquez.
And, for every Aroldis Chapman, there's been a Wandy Peralta.
Making $795,000, there are six pitchers making more money than Wandy Peralta on the New York Yankees. There may not, however, be six pitchers that have provided more value and versatility than Peralta over the last month. The Yankees acquired Peralta on April 27, 2021, sending outfielder Mike Tauchman to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for the southpaw.
That move, at the time, did not feel right. New York was struggling immensely at the time, and the outfield was ravaged by injury. Adding another reliever to a bullpen that, at the time, was cruising didn't seem like a necessary move for Brian Cashman to make.
All of a sudden, however, Aroldis Chapman lost his mojo. All of a sudden, Jonathan Loasiga and Chad Green and Lucas Luetge began to show signs of fatigue. All of a sudden, Zack Britton said he wasn't the closer anymore.
All of a sudden, Peralta's services were in high demand. And so far, he's delivered.
Peralta has thrown in 10 games in the month of August, and has yet to surrender an earned run. He left the team with COVID-19 in July with a 5.26 ERA. Since he returned in early August, that number has dropped to 3.62. He's also 2-for-2 in save opportunities, including nailing down the sweep of the Atlanta Braves by recording the final out on Tuesday.
I've said it before and said it again, the depth of this team reflects the depth of a legitimate World Series contender. For every move to bring in a Rizzo or a Gallo, moves for players like Peralta and Andrew Heaney (yes, even him) are what get you through the dog-days of August and September.
So, while the trade didn't make a ton of sense back in April, the seemingly-minor acquisition of San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic native Wandy Peralta is paying major dividends when it matters most for New York.
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package org.drools.chance.reteoo.nodes;

import org.drools.chance.rule.constraint.ImperfectAlphaConstraint;
import org.drools.chance.rule.constraint.ImperfectConstraint;
import org.drools.chance.degree.Degree;
import org.drools.chance.degree.simple.SimpleDegree;
import org.drools.chance.evaluation.SimpleEvaluationImpl;
import org.drools.chance.reteoo.ChanceFactHandle;
import org.drools.common.InternalFactHandle;
import org.drools.common.InternalWorkingMemory;
import org.drools.reteoo.AlphaNode;
import org.drools.reteoo.ModifyPreviousTuples;
import org.drools.reteoo.ObjectSource;
import org.drools.reteoo.builder.BuildContext;
import org.drools.spi.AlphaNodeFieldConstraint;
import org.drools.spi.PropagationContext;

import static org.drools.core.util.BitMaskUtil.intersect;

public class ChanceAlphaNode extends AlphaNode {

    private boolean alwaysPropagate = true;

    public ChanceAlphaNode() {
    }

    public ChanceAlphaNode(int id, AlphaNodeFieldConstraint constraint, ObjectSource objectSource, BuildContext context) {
        super(id, constraint, objectSource, context);
        if ( constraint instanceof ImperfectConstraint && ((ImperfectConstraint) constraint).isCutting() ) {
            alwaysPropagate = false;
        }
    }

    public boolean isAlwaysPropagate() {
        return alwaysPropagate;
    }

    public void setAlwaysPropagate( boolean alwaysPropagate ) {
        this.alwaysPropagate = alwaysPropagate;
    }

    public void assertObject( final InternalFactHandle factHandle,
                              final PropagationContext context,
                              final InternalWorkingMemory workingMemory ) {
        final AlphaMemory memory = (AlphaMemory) workingMemory.getNodeMemory( this );

        boolean canPropagate = false;
        AlphaNodeFieldConstraint constraint = getConstraint();

        if ( constraint instanceof ImperfectConstraint ) {

            ImperfectAlphaConstraint alpha = (ImperfectAlphaConstraint) getConstraint();
            Degree degree = alpha.match( factHandle,
                    workingMemory,
                    memory.context );

            ((ChanceFactHandle) factHandle).addEvaluation( this.getId(), new SimpleEvaluationImpl( getId(), constraint.toString(), degree, alpha.getLabel() ) );
            canPropagate = degree.toBoolean();

        } else {

            canPropagate = constraint.isAllowed( factHandle, workingMemory, memory.context );
            ((ChanceFactHandle) factHandle).addEvaluation( this.getId(), new SimpleEvaluationImpl( getId(), constraint.toString(), SimpleDegree.fromBooleanLiteral( canPropagate ) ) );

        }

        if ( alwaysPropagate || canPropagate ) {
            this.sink.propagateAssertObject( factHandle,
                    context,
                    workingMemory );
        }

    }

    public void modifyObject( final InternalFactHandle factHandle,
                              final ModifyPreviousTuples modifyPreviousTuples,
                              final PropagationContext context,
                              final InternalWorkingMemory workingMemory ) {
        if ( intersect( context.getModificationMask(), inferredMask ) ) {

            final AlphaMemory memory = (AlphaMemory) workingMemory.getNodeMemory( this );
            AlphaNodeFieldConstraint constraint = getConstraint();
            boolean canPropagate = false;

            if ( constraint instanceof ImperfectConstraint) {
                ImperfectAlphaConstraint alpha = (ImperfectAlphaConstraint) getConstraint();
                Degree degree = alpha.match( factHandle,
                        workingMemory,
                        memory.context );

                ((ChanceFactHandle) factHandle).addEvaluation( this.getId(), new SimpleEvaluationImpl( getId(), alpha.getLabel(), degree ) );
                canPropagate = degree.toBoolean();
            } else {
                canPropagate = constraint.isAllowed( factHandle, workingMemory, memory.context );
                ((ChanceFactHandle) factHandle).addEvaluation( this.getId(), new SimpleEvaluationImpl( getId(), constraint.toString(), SimpleDegree.fromBooleanLiteral( canPropagate ) ) );
            }

            if ( canPropagate ) {
                this.sink.propagateModifyObject( factHandle,
                        modifyPreviousTuples,
                        context,
                        workingMemory );
            }
        } else {
            byPassModifyToBetaNode( factHandle, modifyPreviousTuples,context,workingMemory );
        }
    }

}

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